{"id":2474,"date":"2016-11-25T08:33:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T08:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welove.netexlearning.com\/en\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2016-11-25T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:42:37","slug":"much-ado-about-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welove.netexlearning.com\/en\/blog\/much-ado-about-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Much ado about learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Storr<\/a>\u2019s presentation at i-love learning London<\/a> was about story building, a less than usual theme for a learning conference but unquestionably appropriate for one at a venue adjacent to Shakespeare\u2019s Globe Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Storr\u2019s assertion, early in his presentation, that the human mind \u00a0is a story processor, not a logic processor (originally an observation by Jonathan Haidt<\/a>), quickly helped us realise that this was indeed a truly relevant subject for anyone involved in the battle to engage learners online.<\/p>\n

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Storr then gave us helpful advice on how we can achieve just that. He explained that we respond best to the most commonly told story patterns which, in the west at least, typically follow a classic format of \u2018crisis, struggle, resolution\u2019. In short, the story starts with a crisis or problem which creates the challenge. This is followed by the struggle \u2013 understanding the challenge and exploring the possible outcomes. Finally, there is the resolution itself \u2013 the drawing together of the strands of the plot and the d\u00e9nouement.<\/p>\n

In doing so we are trying to reveal:<\/p>\n